Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his friends at the newspaper try to find out who framed him, Frank gets hardened by prison life and his optimism turns into bitterness. He meets fellow-inmate Stacey and they decide to help each other.
| Release Date: | Jul 1939 |
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| Genre: | Drama / Crime / Thriller |
| Cast: | James Cagney (Frank Ross), George Raft ('Hood' Stacey), Jane Bryan (Joyce), George Bancroft (John Armstrong), Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom (Fargo Red), Stanley Ridges (Meuller), Alan Baxter (Carlisle), Victor Jory (Grayce), John Wray (Pete Kassock), Edward Pawley (Dale), Willard Robertson (Lang), Emma Dunn (Mrs. Ross), Paul Hurst (Garsky), Louis Jean Heydt (Lassiter), Joe Downing (Limpy Julien) |